Would the Bulls have won in 1999?

Where would these Bulls have ended up in 1999?

Jordan can use what Tim Duncan thought about him as motivation in the finals match up 😂. That'll definitely be personal

Jordan’s making it to the Finals, and when he gets there, I’m not betting against him

if Jordan really did win in the 1999 season.. im pretty sure that would be the greatest championship in history. 4 peat on an insanely tired and older team against an even better finals opponent that was strong where the bulls were weak

Funny thing about an MJ vs Spurs finals is that he probably would’ve gotten offended that Tim Duncan wouldn’t talk shit but cook in silence 😂

Rodman asking for a vacation in a 50 game season is funny asf

As a historian, I must tell you that the problem with alternative history is you can add always more possible changes on the timeline, producing whatever you want as an outcome. In the case of 1999 Bulls, one can say that since they knew better than anyone their weaknesses, they would find remedies, bringing role players who could fill the gaps. First of all a strong power forward. So the whole set of the storyline changes again.

This series guaranteed wouldve had multiple games scored in the 70s, maybe 60s. The defense from both these teams combined with the pace of play in 1999 wouldve been crazy to watch, even crazier than the Spurs vs Pistons 2005 match.

Either way, this would have been one hell of a series. This would feature two dynasty teams representing their respective eras, and two of the best dynamic duos ever in Jordan/Pippen and Duncan/Robinson. Great video as always, Jonny!

😂😂😂😂 “maybe someone would have offended him”. That took me out. Brilliant work @Johnny!

There has got to be some psychological advantage for the bulls in the finals, I mean he wasn't trying to win as much as he was trying to establish dominance over people and break them mentally before the game even starts, glimpses of this would be kinda like how Chicago beat the pacers in 7 games when Reggie Miller himself admitted that to this day he was sure they were the better team but somehow Chicago still won and in the 98 finals game 3 the bulls not only did they beat Utah, they held them to like 54 points in total, which is just insane and i bet playing Jordan, in the finals, in Chicago must have been the biggest challenge anyone in basketball could face.

You must remember that Robinson was also half the player he used to be. In the finals, only 16.6 ppg on 42% shooting. He and Tim played good defense but let's not pretend like Latrell Sprewell and Allan Houston are the same as Jordan and Pippen, even at an old age. Also, Latrell and Allan averaged 26 and 22 respectively on 44% shooting, the Knicks managed to snag one game, and 3 out of 5 games were close, so that vaunted defense wasn't as good as we remember.

I disagree with the take on Pippen. I m sure team chemistry had to do something about him being inconsistent. After all, he was in the Bulls for 11 years and had to go to a new team with already established stars.

With the defense of these two teams the final score would have been looking like before the shot clock era 😂

Never underestimate the grit of a battle-hardened veteran team led by the win-at-all costs MJ.

I like the idea of them struggling because of the shortened season but my counter argument would have been, they had a months added to their vacation so they would have been even MORE rested going into it.

Hey Jonny, I just want to thank you for your videos. I have not missed one video of yours in three years.

You really neglected Tony Kukoc as the Bulls' X-factor. he would have eaten but time against the Spurs with his outside J and mid-range. This would've opened up the middle for the Bulls'superior guard play. Plus, I think the front office would have brought in another all-star to fill in for Dennis. I could see Barkley or Mourning coming on for one season

As a spurs fan I always thought we would have had a good chance against the bulls because they had no answer for the twin towers. The spurs were really damn good too. But its hard to bet against the bulls. Either way it would have been a great series

I just wanted to say I like that you got straight to the point and stayed that way. So many big sports channels clickbait a given topic and then cover so much unnecessary shit that supposedly relates to it. Never at any point in this video did I think you went on a tangent about or gave details about something that was off topic. I appreciate that. Subscribed